VOLUME  XVll 


Number  3 


The 


Ohio  State  University 


Bulletin 


Agricultural  Extension  Servi^^^  ^  ^  % 


August,  t9t2 


PUBLISHED  BY  THE  UNIVERSITY  AT  COLUMBUS 

Entered  as  second-class  matter  November  17,  1905,  at  the  pOvStoffice  at  Columbus, 
Ohio,  under  Act  of  Congress,  July  16,  1894. 


Agricultural  Extension  Service 

Introductory  Statement 

This  bulletin  has  been  prepared  to  give  information  concerning 
the  dilferent  forms  of  Agricultural  Extension  Service  conducted  b)^  the 
College  of  Agriculture  of  the  Ohio  State  University  at  Columbus. 
Applications  for  any  of  these  forms  of  extension  service  and  corre¬ 
spondence  regarding  them  should  be  addressed  to  A.  B.  Graham, 
Superintendent  of  Agricultural  Extension,  College  of  Agriculture, 
Columbus,  Ohio. 


Members  of  Agricultural  Extension  School  at  Xenia,  Ohio. 


THE  LAW  RELATING  TO  AGRICULTURAL  EXTENSION  WORK 

Sec.  7973.  The  College  of  Agriculture  and  Domestic  Science 
of  the  University  shall  arrange  for  the  extension  of  its  teachings 
throughout  the  State,  and  hold  schools  in  which  instruction  shall  be 
given  in  soil  fertility,  stock  raising,  crop  production,  dairying,  horti¬ 
culture,  domestic  science,  and  kindred  subjects.  No  such  school  shall 
exceed  one  week  in  length,  and  not  more  than  one  be  held  in  an}^  one 
county  during  a  year. 

Sec.  7974.  In  addition  to  the  holding  of  such  schools,  such  col- 
lege  shall  give  instruction  and  demonstration  in  various  lines  of  agricul¬ 
ture  at  agricultural  fairs,  institutes,  granges,  clubs,  or  in  connection  with 
any  other  organizations  that,  in  its  judgment,  may  be  useful  in  extend¬ 
ing  agricultural  knowledge.  The  work  in  extension  may  also  include 
instruction  by  mail  in  agricultural  and  mechanical  arts,  and  the  pub¬ 
lications  of  bulletins  designed  to  carry  the  benefits  of  its  teaching  to 
communities  remote  from  the  college.  Any  common  carrier  is  author¬ 
ized  and  empowered  to  carry  the  persons  employed  and  the  equipment 
and  exhibits  used  in  such  instruction  and  demonstrations,  free  or  at  re¬ 
duced  rates. 


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Forms  of  Agricultural  Extension  Service 

In  order  to  carry  the  teachings  of  the  College  of  Agriculture  to 
the  people  of  rural  communities  and  toothers  interested  in  agricultural 
industries,  the  following  kinds  of  extension  work  have  been  conducted 
during  the  past  year  and  will  be  arranged  for  more  extensively  during 
the  coming  year. 

Agricultural  Extension  Schools. 

Independent  Farmers’  Institutes. 

Special  Meetings  for  Women. 

Demonstrations  in 

Spraying  Fruit  Trees. 

Pruning. 

Tree  Surgery. 

Packing  of  Fruit. 

Grading  of  Eggs. 

Making  of  Butter  in  the  Home. 

Mixing  of  Commercial  Fertilizers. 

Field,  Meetings. 

Agricultural  Trains. 

Fair  Exhibits. 

Agricultural  News  Service. 

Bulletins: 

The  Agricultural  College  Extension  Bulletin. 

Home  Makers’  Reading  Course  Bulletin. 

Farmers’  Reading  Course  Bulletin. 

Identification  of  plants,  fruits,  insects,  etc. 

Suggestions  for  Agricultural  Work  in  the  Rural  Schools. 

Visits  to  Farms. 

Lectures  at  Institutes,  Granges,  Clubs  and  Other  Organizations. 


Listening  to  a  lecture  fioni  door  of  baggage  car  on  Agricultural  Train. 

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AGRICULTURAL  EXTENSION  SCHOOLS 


In  the  Agricultural  Extension  Schools  four  courses  will  be 
offered.  One  combination  may  be  selected  from  the  four  following; 

(1)  Soil  Fertility,  Farm  Crops,  and  Live  Stock. 

(2)  Soil  Fertility,  Farm  Crops,  and  Dairying. 

(3)  Soil  Fertility,  Farm  Crops,  and  Horticulture. 

(4)  Soil  Fertility,  Horticulture,  and  Dairying. 

Soil  Fertility: 

This  course  will  consist  of  a  discussion  of  the  principles  under¬ 
lying  the  maintenance  of  soil  fertility,  including  such  subjects  as  food 
requirements  of  plants,  the  use  and  effect  of  tillage,  drainage,  ma¬ 
nures,  fertilizers,  lime,  etc. 

Farm  Crops: 

This  course  will  consist  of  a  study  of  cereals  and  crop  rotations. 
Practise  work  will  be  given  in  grain  judging  and  seed  selection. 


An  Agricultural  Extension  School  in  Session. 


Live  Stock: 

The  work  in  this  subject  will  take  up  a  discussion  of  the  types 
of  farm  animals  and  feeding  and  breeding  of  live  stock.  Practical 
instruction  in  stock  judging  will  be  given. 

Dairying: 

This  course  will  include  instruction  in  the  principles  of  dair3dng, 
feeding  and  breeding  of  dairy  cattle,  barn  sanitation,  and  the  care  of 
milk . 


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Horticulture: 

The  work  of  this  course  will  consist  of  instruction  in  the  prin¬ 
ciples  of  fruit  and  vegetable  growing,  and  will  include  cultivation, 
pruning,  spraying  and  marketing  of  horticultural  crops. 


Home  Makers’  Course 

A  course  for  Home  Makers  will  be  given  in  connection  with  the 
Agricultural  Extension  Schools.  This  course  will  include  instruction 
in  the  selection  and  preparation  of  foods,  sanitation,  decoration,  and 
other  subjects  of  importance  in  the  household.  Practical  demonstrations 
in  food  selection  and  preparation  will  be  given. 


Special  Extension  School  at  the  Ohio  State  University 

During  the  week  of  February  3-7,  IQ13,  no  Extension  School 
will  be  held  outside  of  Columbus.  A  school  of  one  week  will  be  held 
at  the  College  of  Agriculture,  Ohio  State  University,  Columbus,  Ohio, 
at  which  all  of  the  courses  offered  above,  both  for  men  and  women, 
will  be  given  by  the  entire  instructional  force  of  the  Extension 
Department. 


Bread  Judging  Day  in  a  Home  Makers’  School. 


Boys*  and  Girls’  Week 


During  the  same  week,  a  special  course  in  Agriculture  will  be 
offered  for  bo3^s  and  a  special  course  in  Home  Making  for  girls. 
There  is  no  age  limit,  but  it  is  believed  that  those  under  the  age  of 
fourteen  will  not  receive  the  greatest  benefit  from  the  work. 


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University  Rules 

Rules  governing  the  holding  of  “Agricultural  Extension  Schools,”  Adopted  by 
the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Ohio  State  University,  April  8,  1909,  and  amended 
July  18,  1910. 

1.  Schools  shall  be  held  at  points  designated  by  the  Board  of  Trustees 

of  the  Ohio  State  University  on  the  recommendation  of  the 
Faculty  of  the  Agricultural  College. 

2.  Satisfactory  rooms  for  instruction  and  demonstration  shall  be 

provided  and  properly  cared  for  and  the  expenses  for  rent,  heat, 
light,  and  janitor  service  for  them,  and  all  other  local  expenses, 
including  the  board  and  lodging  of  all  instructors  and  other 
persons  assisting  them  shall  be  borne  by  the  community  in  which 
the  school  is  held. 


Members  of  Agricultural  Extension  School  at  Medina,  Ohio. 


3.  Applications  for  schools  shall  be  made  on  a  blank  form  furnished 

by  the  College  of  Agriculture  and  shall  be  signed  by  not  less 
than  twenty- five  persons  who  pledge  their  support  and  guarantee 
any  deficiency  that  may  arise  in  the  local  expenses  of  the  school. 

4.  When  applications  are  granted,  a  local  organization  shall  be  per¬ 

fected  which,  in  co-operation  with  the  Superintendent  of 
Agricultural  Extension,  shall  have  charge  of  all  local  arrange¬ 
ments  for  holding  the  school. 

Applications 

Applications  for  schools  shall  be  made  on  a  blank  form  furnished 
by  the  Superintendent  of  Agricultural  Extension  and  signed  by  not  less 


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Agricultural  Extension  School  Equipment  being  taken  from  the  College  of 

Agriculture. 


than  twenty-five  persons  as  provided  in  the  rules  above.  The  applica¬ 
tions  for  schools  should  be  on  file  with  the  Superintendent  of  Agricul¬ 
tural  Extension  by  July  i,  as  the  schedule  of  schools  that  will  be  held 
the  following  season  is  made  as  soon  after  that  date  as  possible.  Any 
applications  that  may  be  made  after  July  i  will  be  considered  only  after 
the  disposal  of  those  previously  filed. 

Applicants  are  requested  to  give  upon  the  application  blank  as 
definite  information  as  possible  in  regard  to  the  rooms  that  will  be 
available  for  holding  the  school. 

Applications  for  demonstrations  in  the  spraying  and  pruning  of 
fruit  trees,  and  the  mixing  of  commercial  fertilizers  shall  be  signed  by 
at  least  five  persons.  Blank  applications  for  demonstrations  may  be 
secured  upon  request. 


A  drawing  to  suggest  seating  for  a  room  in  wliieh  animals  are  to  be  judged 
at  an  Extension  School. 


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Local  Organization 

The  object  of  forming  a  local  organization  is  that  satisfactory 

rooms  for  instruction  and  demon¬ 
stration  may  be  secured;  that  the 
school  may  be  properly  advertised; 
that  the  attendance  of  persons  to 
be  benefited  may  be  solicited;  that 
appropriate  committees  may  be 
organized  and  that  means  may  be 
devised  for  raising  a  fund  to  defra}" 
the  local  expenses.  It  is  suggested 
that  the  following  committees  be 
appointed: 

(1)  Finance  and  Focal  Arrangement. 

(2)  Membership  and  Advertising. 

(3)  Demonstration  Material. 

The  Committee  on  Finance  and  Local  Arrangement  should 
secure  rooms  (one  for  the  Agricultural  School,  one  for  the  Home 
Makers'  School,  and  such  other  rooms  as  may  be  necessary  for  demon¬ 
stration  material,  such  as  cereals  and  live  stock)  and  should  see  that 
same  are  properly  heated,  seated  and  lighted;  further,  that  tables, 
trestles,  etc.,  are  furnished  and  that  the  rooms  are  properly  cared  for 
by  a  janitor  during  the  week  of  the  school. 

The  Committee  on  Membership  and  Advertising  should  look 
after  printing  and  the  securing  of  members  for  the  school.  It  is  sug¬ 
gested  that  this  committee  be  made  up  of  sub-committees  appointed  to 
represent  the  townships  and  villages  within  a  radius  of  ten  or  fifteen 
miles  of  the  place  at  which  the 
.school  is  to  be  held,  or  the  town¬ 
ships  and  villages  of  the  entire 
count3^  If  a  Home  Makers’  School 
is  arranged  for,  a  number  of  women 
should  be  appointed  on  these  sub¬ 
committees.  The  committee  on 
Membership  and  Advertising  will 
be  furni.shed  with  blank  meniber- 
.ship  cards  and  with  material  and 
suggestions  for  thoroughly  adver- 
ti.sing  the  .school. 

The  committee  on  Demonstration  Material  should  secure  live 
stock,  samples  of  cereals  and  such  other  material  as  may  be  requested 


An  Agricultural  Extension  School  at  a 
country  church  in  Trumbull  County. 


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for  use  in  judging.  They  should  also  furnish  other  material  necessary 
for  demonstration  purposes.  If  a  Home  Makers’  Course  is  to  be 
given,  at  lea.st  one  woman  should  be  on  the  Committee  on  Demonstra¬ 
tion  Material.  For  the  Home  Makers’  School  it  will  be  necessary  to 
furnish  a  cook  stove  (gasoline  or  gas,  with  oven),  two  kitchen  tables, 
and  a  small  quantity  of  groceries  to  be  arranged  for  the  first  day  of  the 
school.  The  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Ohio  State  University  recom¬ 
mends  that  each  prospective  member  of  the  school  pay  to  the  treasurer 
of  the  local  organization  a  membership  fee  of  one  dollar  ($i.oo),  the 
mone}^  thus  raised  to  be  used  for  defraying  local  expenses.  No  school 
will  be  held  where  fewer  than  fifty  membership  fees  have  been  paid 
by  bona-fide  members;  receipted  membership  cards  must  be  filed  with 
the  College  of  Agriculture  ten  days  before  the  opening  of  the  school. 

It  is  suggested  that  after  the  local  expenses  of  the  school  have 
been  paid,  the  balance  on  hand  be  returned  pro  rata  to  those  who  have 
paid  membership  fees  for  the  week.  An  Agricultural  Extension  School 
should  not  be  conducted  with  a  view  to  financing  some  other  organiza¬ 
tion  or  meeting  which  follows  it.  No  part  of  the  fee  suggested  goes  to 
pay  for  the  services  of  any  instructor;  its  only  use  should  be  to  defray 
the  local  expenses  of  the  school. 


EXPENSES 

The  following  items  of  local  expense  should  be  provided  for: 

Hotel  expenses  for  all  instructors  and  assistants  from  the  College 
of  Agriculture  for  the  week  during  which  the  Agricultural  Extension 
School  is  held.  Where  an  Agricultural  School  and  a  Home  Makers’ 
vSchool  are  arranged  for,  there  will  usually  be  four  men  and  two  women. 
This  department  believes  that  it  should  expect  the  best  accommoda¬ 
tions  that  the  prospective  financial  conditions  of  the  school  will  warrant. 

'  Assembly  rooms  for  the  Agricultural  School  and  the  Home 
Makers’  School,  comfortable  quarters  in  which  live  stock  is  to  be 
judged,  and  heat,  light,  and  janitor  service  for  the  same,  must  be 
furnished  by  applicants  for  the  school. 

The  College  of  Agriculture  pays  the  railroad  fare  and  the  salary 
of  instructors;  these  two  items  need  not  be  considered  by  the  local 
committee.  Hack  fare,  livery,  and  baggage  transfer  from  the  railway 
station  to  the  point  where  the  school  is  held  and  return  are  items  of 
local  expense  to  be  cared  for  by  the  school. 


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SCHEDULE 


The  morning  sessions  for  men  will  be  held  from  8:30  to  11:30; 
the  afternoon  sessions  from  12:30  to  3:30.  Standard  Time. 

The  morning  sessions  for  women  will  be  held  from  9:00  to  1 1 :30: 
the  afternoon  sessions  from  1:00  to  3:30.  Standard  Time. 

The  sessions  will  begin  and  close  PROMPTLY  according  to 
schedule  unless  there  is  some  local  reason  for  opening  or  closing 
earlier  or  later. 

INDEPENDENT  FARMERS’  INSTITUTES 

Instructors  for  a  limited  number  of  farmers’  institutes  may  be 
secured  from  the  College  of  Agriculture.  Instructors  will  also  be 
furnished  for  a  women’s  section  or  department  at  such  meetings. 
The  College  will  pay  for  the  services  and  car  fare  of  the  instructors. 
Those  served  will  be  expected  to  pay  local  expenses. 


HOME  MAKERS’  INSTITUTES 

The  Agricultural  Extension  School  season  begins  about  the 
middle  of  November  and  closes  about  the  middle  of  March.  Before 
and  after  that  season,  Home  Makers’  institutes  of  from  one  to  four 
days  may  be  arranged  for.  In  these  institutes  many  of  the  same  sub¬ 
jects  discussed  in  the  regular  Home  Makers’  course  in  the  Extension 
Schools  will  be  taken  up.  Service  of  instructors  and  railroad  expense 
will  be  borne  by  the  College.  Local  expenses  (Rent  of  room,  stoves 
and  tables,  groceries,  board  and  lodging  of  instructors)  must  be  borne 
by  the  organization  or  persons  served. 

OPEN  GRANGE  MEETINGS 

Before  the  Agricultural  Extension  Schools  open  in  the  fall  and 
after  they  have  closed  in  the  spring  some  of  the  instructors  from  this 
College  may  be  secured  by  grange  organizations  for  the  discussion  of 
agricultural  and  domestic  science  topics  in  open  meetings.  These 
instructors  will  visit  farms,  dairies,  orchards,  etc. ,  in  the  community  in 
which  the  grange  is  located  and  will  give  advice  and  answer  questions 
on  drainage,  fertilizers,  cultivation,  pruning  and  spraying,  crop  rota¬ 
tion,  etc.  The  meetings  must  be  open  to  the  general  public.  The 
college  will  pay  for  the  services  and  the  railroad  fare  of  the  instructors; 
those  served  will  be  expected  to  take  care  of  the  local  expenses.  In- 
vStructors  will  be  sent  to  as  many  of  these  open  grange  meeting*^  ns 
funds  will  permit. 


DEMONSTRATIONS 


A  demonstration  that  very  closely  follows  or  that  accompanies 
instruction  oftentimes  makes  clear  what  w^onld  otherwise  require 
many  pages  of  printed  material  or  much  time  for  oral  explanation. 
The  College  of  Agriculture  is  prepared  to  make  demonstrations  in  the 
pruning  and  spraying  of  fruit  trees,  tree  surgery,  the  packing  of  fruits, 
the  grading  of  eggs,  the  making  of  butter  in  the  home  and  the  home 
mixing  of  commercial  fertilizers.  Seeing  the  spraying  material  pre¬ 
pared  and  observing  how  it  is  applied  helps  one  to  establish  a  confidence 
in  himself.  Knowing  how  to  prune  without  practising  tree-butchery 
enables  the  amateur  fruit  grower  to  assist  the  tree  to  produce  its 
maximum  crop. 

A  demonstration  in  the  mixing  of  fertilizers  will  be  made  at 
such  times  as  instructors  in  this  department  are  available.  All  mate¬ 
rial  used  for  demonstration  purposes  must  be  supplied  by  those  for 
whom  the  work  is  done.  Application  blanks  for  any  of  these  demon¬ 
strations  may  be  secured  by  writing  the  Superintendent  of  Agricul¬ 
tural  Extension. 


Giving  instruction  and  demonstration  in  the  pruning  of  fruit  trees. 


A  spraying  demonstration. 


Grading  and  i)acking  of  apples. 

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A  demonstration  in  the  home-mixing  of  fertilizers. 

AGRICULTURAL  TRAINS 

The  railroad  companies,  in  response  to  requests  from  the  grain 
dealers,  millers,  horticulturists,  and  dairymen  have  found  it  beneficial 
to  carr}"  instruction  to  patrons  along  their  respective  lines.  This  Col¬ 
lege  is  glad  to  co-operate  with  the  railroad  companies  in  giving  instruc¬ 
tion  adapted  to  the  sections  of  the  state  through  which  the  trains  are 
run. 

AGRICULTURAL  NEWS  SERVICE 

As  a  further  means  of  extending  the  teachings  of  the  College 
of  Agriculture,  county  newspapers  are  furnished  with  articles  on  agri¬ 
cultural  subjects  in  plate  form.  This  plate  matter,  consisting  ^of 
twelve  columns  is  issued  once  every  three  weeks  and  is  distributed  by 
the  American  Press  Association  and  the  Western  Newspaper  Union. 

A  News  Letter,  giving  items  of  news  from  the  College  and  of  the 
Extension  activities  over  the  state,  is  issued  every  two  weeks  during 
the  collegiate  year  and  sent  to  newspapers  and  farm  journals. 

A  monthly  Informatioyi  Letter  is  sent  to  bank  cashiers,  grain 
dealers,  millers,  and  commercial  clubs.  This  is  issued  for  the  pur¬ 
pose  of  giving,  in  a  condensed  form,  information  about  the  work  of 
the  College. 

Daily  newspapers  are  supplied  with  timely  agricultural  articles 
put  up  in  t3q:>ewritten  form. 


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Welcome  Hangers-on. 


Leaving  an  Agricultural  train. 

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awaiting  crowd. 


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FAIR  EXHIBITS 


Aii}^  fair  board  or  association  may  secure  upon  application  an 
exhibit  .made  by  the  College  of  Agriculture  to  repre.sent  each  of  its 
departments.  This  exhibit  is  composed  of  such  apparatus  and 
material  as  will  serve  two  purposes:  first,  to  impress  le.ssons  in  farm 
and  school  improvement  from  contrast  by  maps,  charts,  pictures,  etc. ; 
second,  to  teach  lessons  in  feeds  and  feeding,  the  bettering  of  tillage 
and  cultivation  methods,  the  improvement  of  desirable  plants  and  the 
control  of  undesirable  plants  and  insect  pests. 


Loading  the  County  Fair  Exhibit  at  the  College  of  Agriculture. 


BULLETINS 

During  the  past  six  years,  one  publication,  the  Agricultural 
College  Extension  Bulletin,  has  been  prepared  with  much  care  for 
public  school  teachers  and  children  of  the  upper  elementary  grades  and 
the  high  school.  This  free  publication  will  be  continued  during  19 12- 13. 
Aii}^  person  interested  in  agricultural  education  may  have  his  name 
placed  on  the  mailing  list.  An  effort  has  been  to  have  every  member 
of  the  township  and  village  boards  of  education  receive  this  publica¬ 
tion.  The  February  number  is  devoted  to  some  public  school  subject 
or  some  phase  of  the  improvement  of  rural  life. 

Two  additional  bulletins  are  being  published  to  meet  the  de¬ 
mand  for  agricultural  reading  courses.  One  of  these  is  known  as  the 
Farmer’s  Reading  Course  Bulletin  and  the  other  as  the  Home  Makers’ 
Reading  Course  Bulletin.  These  reading  course  bulletins  will  be  sent 
to  those  who  make  application  for  them  annually.  The  College  of 
Agriculture  offers  to  answer  questions  concerning  or  to  discuss  fur¬ 
ther  subjects  requiring  a  more  lengthy  discussion  than  the  space  in 
the  bulletins  will  allow. 


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IDENTIFICATIONS 


Named  specimens  being  returned. 


Some  of  the  most  common  in¬ 
sects  and  plants  referred  to  in 
bulletins  or  other  publications  are 
frequently  passed  in  the  field  or  by 
the  roadside  without  recognition. 
The  Department  of  Agricultural 
Extension  is  glad  to  name  such 
specimens  as  may  be  sent  to  its 
offices.  Whenever  it  is  possible, 
some  habit  or  characteristic  of  the 
specimen  will  be  given.  Specimens 
will  not  be  returned  unless  such  a 
request  is  made. 

AGRICULTURE  IN  THE 
PUBLIC  SCHOOLS 

This  college  will  continue  to  give 
scientific  instruction  in  agriculture 
whenever  requested  by  teachers, 
boards  of  education,  or  school  super¬ 
intendents.  The  s  e  r  V  i  c  e  s  of  in- 


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A  certificate  of  which  any  boy  or  girl  will  he  proud. 

structors  from  the  College  may  be  secured  by  request  for  a  discussion 
of  agricultural  subjects  at  farmers’  and  teachers’  institutes,  granges, 
clubs  and  other  organizations. 

AGRICULTURAL  AND  HOME  ECONOMIC  EXHIBITS 

The  College  of  Agriculture  will  grant  certificates  to  boys  and 
girls  exhibiting  products  produced  entirely  by  themselves,  provided 
judgment  is  rendered  by  a  representative  of  the  College  of  Agriculture. 
Further  information  regarding  this  work  may  be  obtained  by  writing 
the  Superintendent  of  Agricultural  Extension. 

VISITS  TO  FARMS 

During  the  time  when  no  Agricultural  Extension  Schools  are 
being  conducted  or  demonstrations  being  made,  arrangements  may  be 
made  with  the  different  instructors  in  this  department  to  visit  farms, 
dairies,  orchards,  and  gardens  for  the  purpose  of  giving  individual 
instruction  in  up-to-date  agricultural  practi.ses.  This  department 
does  not  offer  the  services  of  its  instructors  to  pass  judgment  upon 
commercial  propositions. 


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The  Department  of  Agricultural  Extension  is  organized  to  give 
instruction  and  no  pains  will  be  spared  to  arouse  a  greater  degree  of 
interest  in  the  improvement  of  every  form  of  life  in  the  country, 
whether  it  be  industrial  or  social. 


Tlie  daily  routine  of  the  Aj^ricultural  Extension  office  at  the  College  of  Agriculture. 


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